Artist Sonja Marie is a writer, Astrological Intuit and creator of ‘Wordlife Astrology’, conducting readings that incorporate communication with spirit guides, western astrology and tarot. We talk about how journaling helped her survive her childhood in Yonkers where she always felt “different”, getting signed, then dropped by LaFace records, finding a mentor in astrology and reinventing herself, eventually becoming the regular horoscope columnist for Essence Magazine.